pulsometer

[ puhl-som-i-ter ]

noun

1. a pulsimeter.
2. a pump without pistons, utilizing the pressure of steam and the partial vacuum caused by the condensation of steam alternately in two chambers.

pulsometer

/ pʌlˈsɒmɪtə /

noun

1. See pulsimeter
   another name for pulsimeter
2. a vacuum pump that operates by steam being condensed and water admitted alternately in two chambers

Word History and Origins

Origin of pulsometer¹

First recorded in 1855–60; pulse ¹ + -o- + -meter

Example Sentences

The Savery principle still survives in the action of the well-known pulsometer steam pump.

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With the pulsometer pumps working night and day they couldn't keep the water out of the test pier he had sunk.

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Your pump would beat the best pulsometer ever put into a mine.

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